Organisers of the annual ITB Berlin travel trade show in Germany have cancelled the in-person element for next year’s event. Messe Berlin said “developments surrounding the coronavirus pandemic prevent making reliable plans” for the face-to-face component of the show. Instead, ITB Berlin 2022 is “focusing on a livestreamed convention and Digital Business Day”, alongside in-person ITB Berlin satellite events during 2022.

One of the world’s largest annual travel shows, ITB Berlin, has been shelved for 2020 within days of its official starting date due to the “rapid spread” of coronavirus (COVID-19).